grantor
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Origin of grantor
From Anglo-French, dating back to 1620–30; see origin at grant, -or 2
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Asset swapping in irrevocable grantor trusts offers tax-saving opportunities, especially during volatile markets.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
A separate bill introduced also last week by Wyden and Sen. Angus King, an Independent from Maine, would limit the tax advantages of grantor retained annuity trusts, or GRATs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
If your friend sets up a revocable trust, she can be both grantor and trustee during her lifetime, and have the freedom to change the terms.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Spot Ethereum ETFs will directly hold Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, allowing investors to own a share of the cryptocurrency through grantor trusts.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2024
Amendment as a grant from the sovereign, then, like all such grants, you must take it most strongly against the grantor, and most favorable to the subject.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
To your point: This rather punitive tax structure encourages grantors — again, that’s you — to distribute income to beneficiaries rather than retain that income, which is then compressed into higher tax brackets.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
Here’s what five recipients, and grantors told us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Buy-in from the research community could easily be obtained if referees and grantors required declaration of all sampling information.
From Nature ● Aug. 27, 2019
A method for effectively terminating the period of guardianship shall be included; this can be by means of written, electronic or telephonic notification by the grantees to the grantors.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018
All the creeks and bays are well stocked with mullets, large rays, grantors, cavallies, and drum-fish, so named from the noise they make when followed into shallow water, and there taken.
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